Cigarette box



H. C. STOLL CIGARETTE BOX Jan. 14, 1930 ZSheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 9,1929 A ORNEY H. C. STOLL CIGARETTE BOX Jan. 14, 1930.

Filed Feb. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR e. 5

BY AT oRriEY Patented Jan. 14-, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HENRYc, STOLL, OF BRONX, new YORK, assranon TO niiivnnsrrY MANUFACTURING,

& SALES CO. INC, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK CIGARETTEBOX Application filed February 9,1929. Serial No. 338,703.

Special objects of the present invention are to provide an attractivebox or case for cigarettes or the like, which may be operated to servethe cigarettes or other articles as required, which will be simple andinexpensive and which will be attractive in every way.

The foregoing and other desirable objects are attained in this inventionby certain novel features of construction, combination and relations ofparts as set forth in the following specification.

The drawings accompanying and forming part of the specificationillustrate several of the different embodiments of the invention and itwill be understood that the invention may be incorporated in other formswithout departure from the true spirit and broad scope of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a form of the invention designed for useon a table; Fig. 2 is an enlarged broken plan view of the same; Fig. 8is a cross-sectional view as on substantially the plane of line 33 ofFig. 2; Fig. 4: is a bottom perspective view of the sliding box portionof the apparatus, showing in particular the ejector cams at the back ofthe same. Fig. 5 is a front'view of an embodiment of the invention inwhich the top remains stationary instead of sliding with the box, as inFig. 1; Fig.6 is a crosssectional view of this modified form of theinvention as on substantially the plane of line 6-6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7'is a broken sectional front elevation of a modification in which the boxhas a swinging or rotary movement instead of a straight line slidingmovement; Fig. 8 is a verticalsectional View as on substantially theplane of line 8-'8 Fig. 7. p

The device consists of but two main parts, a base 9 and a sliding orshifting box, frame, rack or tray 10.

The base has a transverse trough or channel 11, usually deeper and widerthan the full diameter of a standard size cigarette so that thecigarettes 12 confined within the box section will automatically dropthereinto one at a time as appears in Figs. 2 and 3.

Intersecting the delivery trough in the base is a channel 13, extendingforwardly from the back of thebase and designed to freely receive anejector cam or earns 14 projecting forwardly from the lower portion ofthe back wall 15 of the box. Two of these cams are shown in theform'ofinclines faced toward each other, so that one or the other will beeffective to eject a cigarette resting in the delivery channel dependingon which way the body is shifted on the base. In the first form of theinvention shown? the box is sli'dablyconfined on the base by theengagement of the cams 14in the longitudinal slot 13 at the back of thebase and by the engagement of the lower edges of the back and frontwalls 15, 16 with the inset shoulders or tracks 17 18at the back andfront edges of the base. Shoulders 19. at the ends of the rearward track17 limit the sliding movement of the box onthe base. The parts 'may bemade to fit together loosely enough so that the box may-be interlockedwith the base by engaging it in tilted relation over the rear of thebase, the inclined cams entering the slot 13 in this tilted relationuntil the front edge of the box drops into the forward track 18 as inFig. 3 in which position the box will be confine to the base until it ispurposely tilted up at the front, so that it can be backed offthe basein the reverse operation of that just; described. Thus the box or slidecan be quickly engaged with or disengaged from the base, but will beconfined thereto in easy sliding relation when properly and fully at 21to serve as a convenient grip or finger piece for use in sliding the boxon the base.

engaged with the base.

A suitable cover may be provided for" the The removal of this coverexposes the entire interior of the box, enabling it to be readily loadedwith cigarettes placed as shown transversely ofthe base and parallelwith" the delivery trough. The cigarettes follow naturally one by oneinto this trough and the sliding movement of the box has a tendency, byengagement of the end wall of the box with the cigarettes to keep themlined .up parallel with the delivery way. Reciprocation of the box ineither direction hasthe effect of automatically projecting a cigarettefrom the delivery way, as indicated in Fig. 1, through the action of oneor the other of the two delivery cams. The incline of these cams'is,preferably relatively gradual, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 4, so as toslide the cigarettes out gradually without breaking or injuring the endsengaged by the cams.- v

The form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 difi'ers'from theform first described principally in that the cover, designated iscarried by the base and remains stationary instead of being mounted uponand travelling with the boxas in the first form disclosed. This cover isshown as carried by an upstanding back wall 22 attached to the back ofthe base by screws .23, this back wall and top being shaped and formedto harmonize generally with the 5 ase and with the. sliding box 10 As ining of the box, the guide slot 13 for the this, construction the coverconfines the box in sliding engagement on the base, there is no need forthe track at the forward edge of the base, as in the first construction,and the operating handle in this case may be conveniently provided onthe front of the box as indicated at 21. To enable the easy fillejectorcams may open out through one end of the base as indicated at the rightin Fig.

5, where the broken lines show the box as partially withdrawn forfilling purposes.

In both forms described, the box or slide is an open frame and the baseis a simple 7 1 structure with only the transverse delivery slot and theintersecting ejector slot, so th'a t both, parts may be easily andinexpensively manufactured, each in'one piece, molded or otherwiseshaped in metal, glass, bakelite,

hard rubber, pottery, wood or other -materials and the structure lendsitself readily to many ornamental shapes and designs.

The same advantages are present in the ."third. form of the inventionillustrated in swinging rather than a sliding one as in the- Figs. 7 and8, which so far as possible has been given referencecharacterscorresponding to those already used. In this. last form of theinvention, the motion is a rotary or first two forms, the box in thiscase consisting of a bell-shaped casing 10? mounted to swing on a pin 24carried by a support 25 [standing up from the forward edge of the base9.

The lower edge of this bell is curved to match the curvature 26 of thebase and the ejector slot 13 and cams 14 are similarly curved on arcshaving their center atthe pivot 24. The ejector slot may be .left openat onexor both ends of this con-f struction, so that the bell canbeswung far enough to open up for filling as indicated at the right inFig. 7. I Operating handles 27 may be provided on the bell or the samemay be swung by. direct contact with the.

body of the same. In the latter case, the side edges of the upstandingsupporting arm 25 serve as stops for the fingers to limit the swingingmovements of the bell to an extent just suflicient to properly eject thecigarettes. This construction has the ad- Vantage that the bell willswing back to the 2 intermediate position where delivery of thecigarette can be effected by rocking the same one way or the other fromthis intermediate neutral position.

The delivery of the article is quickly and easily effected by simplysliding or shifting back wall of the sameand the basehaving.

a delivery groove in line with said cam and opening through the front ofthe base below the box, said box being open atthe top and bottom and acover for said box, said cover being supported from the base instationary relation overstanding the box.

2. Article deliveryrapparatus, comprising a member having an opendelivery wayin the top of the same and a cam way intersecting the rearend'of said delivery way, an article container shiftably mounted oversaid delivery wayand an inclined delivery cam carried by said articlecontainer at the back of the same and traversing the cam way aforesaid.

3. Articledelivery apparatus, comprising a member having an opendelivery way in the top of the same, aycam way intersecting the rear endof saiddelivery way, an article container shiftably mountedover saiddelivery way, an inclined delivery cam carried by said article containerat the back of the same and traversing the cam way aforesaid, said camway being open at the back of the first member to admit the camthereinto and said cam when enteredin the cam way confining the articlecontainer to said first member; 7 V

4; Article delivery apparatus, comprising a member having an opendelivery way in the top of the same, a cam way intersecting V the rearend of said delivery way, an article container shiftably mounted oversaid delivery way, an inclined deliverycam carried by said articlecontainer atthe back of the same and traversing the cam way aforesaidand said cam way being open at one end of the first member to permitmove ment of the article container suflicient to carry the cam out ofthe cam way.

5. Apparatus of the character"described, comprising a base adapted forplacing on a table or other support, a 'boxslidingly guided on saidbase, said box having an inclined delivery cam projecting forwardly fromthe back wall of the same, the base having a delivery groove in linewith said cam and opening through the front of the base below the box,said box being open at the top and bottom, a cover for said box, saidcover standing in stationary relation over the box and a back walldetachably applied to the base and supporting the cover in saidoverstanding relation.

6. Article containing delivery apparatus,

comprising a supporting base having a delivery slot in the top of thesame, open at the back and at the front of the base and a cam slot inthe back of the base intersecting said delivery slot, an articlecontainer movably mounted on'the base and having a clependent back wallcovering the back of the cam slot and delivery slot and a cam on theforward face of said back wall operating in the cam slot aforesaid.

7. Article containing delivery apparatus, comprising a supporting basehaving a delivery slot in the top of the same open at the back and atthe front of the base, a cam slot in the back of the base intersectingsaid delivery slot, an article container movably mounted on the base andhaving a dependent back wall covering the back of the cam slot anddelivery slot and reversely inclined cams projecting forwardly from thedependent portion of said back wall into said cam slot.

8. Article delivery apparatus, comprising a base member having adelivery way in the top of the same and open at both ends, an articleholding member movable over the base member and reversely faced camscarried by said article holding member across the back open end of thedelivery way to discharge articles rest-ing therein out through the openfront end of said way.

9. Article delivery apparatus comprising a member provided with adelivery way, an article holder, said holder and member being associatedfor lateral shifting movement. one with respect to the other, saidarticle.

holder covering said delivery Way in all relatively shifted positions ofthe holder and member, and means for ejecting articles from said way.

10. Article delivery apparatus comprising a member provided with adelivery way, an article holder, said holder and member being associatedfor lateral shifting movement one with respect to the other, saidarticle holder covering said delivery way in all relatively shiftedpositions of the holder and member, and means for ejecting articles fromsaid way, said delivery .way opening 7 through the front of the memberand said ejecting means operatingin the back end of said delivery way tothereby dischargethe articles out through the front of the member. 11.Article delivery apparatus comprising a member provided with a deliveryway, an article holder, said holder and member being associated forlateral shifting movement one with respect to the other, said article'holder covering said delivery way in all 7 relatively shifted positionsof the holder and member, means for ejecting articles from said way, anda cover for the article holder carried by said member. fi'

12. Article delivery apparatus comprising a base member having adelivery way in the top of the same, an article holder shiftablelaterally over said base member but covering said delivery way in allpositions" of the same and means for ejecting articles from'saiddelivery way during said shifting movements of the article holder overthe delivery way.

13. Article delivery apparatus comprising a base member having adelivery way in the top of the same, an article holder shiftablelaterally over said base member but covering top of the same, an articleholder shiftable laterally over said base member but covering saiddelivery way inall positions of the same, means for ejecting articlesfrom said delivery way during said shifting 'movements of the articleholder over the delivery" way, and a cover carried by the base mem herand overstanding the article holder.

15. Article delivery apparatus comprising a base member having adelivery way in the top 'of the same and opening out through the 315front portion of said base member, an article holder over said basemember, said article holder and base member being laterally shiftableone with respect to the other tothereby leave articles in the holderdeposited in said open ended delivery way and means for ejecting saiddeposited articles out through the open front end of said delivery wayduring said relative movements of article holder and base member.

16. Article delivery apparatuscomprising a base member having a deliveryway in the top of the same and opening out through the front portion ofsaid'base member, an

article holder over said basemember, said article holder and base memberbeing laterally shiftable one with respect to the other to thereby leavearticles in theholder-de posited in said open ended delivery way andmeans for ejecting said depositedarti-r cles out through the open frontend of said delivery way during said relat ve movements 7 of articleholder and base member, said e'ectin means includin an e'ector memi berconnected with the article holder and operating in the end of thedelivery way op+ posite the open front end of the same.

17. Article delivery'apparatus comprising i a base member having adelivery way in the top of the same and opening out through the frontportion ofsaid base member, an article holder over said base member,said article holder and base member being laterally shiftable one withrespect to the other to thereb leave articles in the holder deposited insai open ended delivery way and means for ejecting said. depositedarticles out o through the open front end of saiddelivery way duringsaid relative movements of article holder and base member, and a covercarried by the base member and overstanding said article holder.

18. Article delivery apparatus comprising a base member having'atransversely extendholder associated with said member to depositarticles in said 0 en ended delivery way in the relative shi tingmovements of said article holder and member and means operating in theopposite end of said delivery way and actuated during said relativemovement of the article holder and member to eject articles out throughthe open end of said delivery way. 7 p

20, Article delivery apparatus comprising a base member having atransversely extend ing article delivery through the top and opening outthrough the front of the same,"

an article holder laterally slidable over said article delivery trough,and means operating in the back end of said delivery way and actuated bythe article holder during its movements in both directions over thedelivery way to eject articles through. the open front end of thedelivery way.

21; Article delivery apparatus comprising a base having a longitudinallyextending slot and atransversely extending delivery way, an articleholder laterally shiftable over said base for depositing articles insaid delivery way, said' delivery way being open throughthe front of thebase for article discharge purposes, an article ejecting means includinga memberoperating in; said longitudinal slot for discharging articlesthrough the open front end of the deliveryvway during the lateralshifting of the articlefholder on the base. 7 r Y In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

HENRY C. STOLL.

